http://www.feralintelligence.com no plan, no excuses Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:20:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en paper or plastic isn't a just question for the checkout stand. some artists who turn to these throwaway media are creating works that make us gasp and maybe even think. khalil chishtee's sculptures are made with shredded plastic bags and a lot of heart. http://www.feralintelligence.com/plastic-with-heart/ this makes me unreasonably happy. jon stewart moshing at a 1982 dead kennedys show in richmond, va. (a few days later. sadly turns out that jon is not among the revelers in this photos. i still believe.) http://www.feralintelligence.com/jon-stewart-moshing-to-dead-kennedys/ you don't need to be a depeche mode fan to find this cover of 'everything counts' enchanting. after all, these must be the band's tiniest fans. dicken shrader's two tots milah and korben master not only the many inventive intruments within arms reach, but also the stage presence necessary to ... http://www.feralintelligence.com/the-family-that-sings-together/ wow. i mean. wow. the oldest story told in an utterly brilliant new way. electric sheep's patrick farley is back with a gorgeous, ingenious, spellbinding paleolithic vengeance! the dawn of consciousness hasn't looked this good since we last dragged knuckles. congrats, sir. never stop. (o right, and should probably ... http://www.feralintelligence.com/first-word-indeed/ yoga breakdancing may not yet be an olympic sport, but if it ever does achieve that status, arthur cadre will definitely be vying for the gold. excellent soundtrack by awolnation. i think i have to go do a few stretches right now. http://www.feralintelligence.com/flex-poses/ every once in a while, there's a story that just gives you hope. when coney island bakery bialys and bagels, open since 1920, announced they were closing due to hard times, two pakistani gentlemen offered to not only keep it open, but to keep it kosher. bravo zafaryab ali and ... http://www.feralintelligence.com/we-can-all-get-along/ charlie brown a creep? this beautifully edited supercut of snippets from various peanuts' animated specials is set against a soundtrack by the swedish girls' vega choir as they gently sing radiohead's 'creep.' charming, really. slightly nsfw language. http://www.feralintelligence.com/charlie-brown-creep/ i'm a sucker for great roundups of statistics. this list from pingdom (with links to sources, always a plus) for 2011 is telling: 2.1b internet users worldwide, 922m in asia (485m in china). 18m followed lady gaga. 250m tweets/day. 1trillion youtube video plays. 48hrs video uploaded to youtube every minute. ... http://www.feralintelligence.com/2011-stats-roundup/ just the phrase, 'decommissioned missile silo,' inevitably intrigues. the fact that they pop up for sale every now and then always piques my curiosity. here's a set of incredibly detailed photos of a retrofitted silo in the adirondacks. it has it all. beauteous surroundings. modern household amenities. blast doors. rusting ... http://www.feralintelligence.com/decommissioned-silo-fun/ lo-budget scifi is becoming the new black. 'archetype' introduces RL7, an 8ft tall combat robot with a problem. memories. the animation style is at once dark and graceful. i found the robot's voice in this teaser a bit distracting, but visually, creator @aaron sims lays out a stunning feast. hopefully, ... http://www.feralintelligence.com/kudos-for-archetype/ who doesn't like a bit of classical music on a sunday morning? if it's a ries symphony synchronized with an elegant but still thrilling animation of a rollercoaster ride, all the better, right? got my heartbeat up! congrats to the guys at virtual republic. http://www.feralintelligence.com/hi-toned-rollercoaster-ride/ when casey pugh and annelise pruitt loosed the crowd-sourced 'star wars uncut' on the web a couple of years ago, it was a sensation. it even won an emmy. they'd invited fans of 'star wars: a new hope' to recreate 15sec snippets, each furthering the story in its own way. ... http://www.feralintelligence.com/964/ there are voices and songs that were clearly meant for each other. etta james' rendition of 'i'd rather go blind' is one of those agonizingly great and sad moments. doubly sad today. if there's a heaven, i hope etta is being welcomed as the wild woman deserves. RIP jamesetta hawkins. http://www.feralintelligence.com/etta-james-we-love-you/ HBO's boardwalk empire is a visual feast. in this short video, the wizards over at brainstorm digital deconstruct exactly how they applied special effects that erase time and build out an entire seaside world. only slightly disorienting is the fact that they use music from another of the net's big ... http://www.feralintelligence.com/boardwalk-fx-revealed/ ernst haeckel was a naturalist and artist at the turn of the 20th century. a contemporary of darwin, he named thousands of flora and fauna species, as well as coining the terms ecology, phylum and stem cell. his lamarckian theories would lose favor in academic circles, but it is his ... http://www.feralintelligence.com/ernst-haeckels-beauties/ dinosaurs always rule. when imaginatively created from scrap metal, all the better. andrew chase designs furniture, but manages to weld massive beauties that are at once terrifying and sublime. i'd find room for this t rex. the big cat is gorgeous, as well. http://www.feralintelligence.com/heavy-metal-dino-fun/ many have sold their souls to the devil, but few lost souls have their stories told with such animated finesse. 'crossroad - le film' is a french gem that tells the old tale with a new twist. beautifully rendered with a great score, it will make you smile and tap ... http://www.feralintelligence.com/the-devils-due/ masters of macro photography do us all a favor. the miniscule suddenly becomes relatable, detailed and, often, surprisingly beautiful. grains of sand may all look alike beneath the soles of our feet, but viewed up close, each is a universe unto itself. thanks to gary greenberg of university college london ... http://www.feralintelligence.com/in-a-grain-of-sand/ navigating the vast seas of music coming online each day can feel overwhelming, but luckily there is a new school of curators coming to the fore. in 'off book: the evolution of music online,' PBS arts introduces a few of the solutions starting to emerge. we need to support these ... http://www.feralintelligence.com/curating-the-tsunami-of-new-music/ scifi/fantasy fans, take heart! io9 lists 70 upcoming 2012 movies. so much promise! abraham lincoln as vampire hunter! hansel and gretel as bounty hunters! kristen stewart as an edgy snow white! cusack's raven! hotel transylvania! ridley back with another alien! luc besson and guy pearce together for 'lock out.' burton ... http://www.feralintelligence.com/2012-movies-to-bookmark/